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Disability Rights UK on the "Right track" for Disabled people.
08 November 2024 | News
... and branch change to the way the rail industry has treated Disabled passengers. Amongst the changes we are on record as ... is reducing the number of different mobile phone apps that Disabled people must use to book assistance, a wheelchair ... for years will soon be reflected in the way that disabled passengers will be treated as respected paying ...
Disability Wales & Disability Rights UK cite “mass death and real suffering” of Disabled people in Wales at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
27 February 2024 | News
Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) Disability Wales ... on the “mass death and real suffering” experienced by Disabled people in Wales during the pandemic and said that ... care and independent living services, and the suspension of Disabled people’s rights.” In their opening statement ...
Disability Rights UK seeks industrial strategy that includes disabled people
02 March 2017 | News
... with the demand side of the economy and evaluate whether disabled people will be helped or not. Our concerns The ... vision; there is no mention of race, gender, disability/disabled people or equalities. The wish to equalise across ... will have around a quarter of the spend formerly spent on disabled people in the Work Programme and Work choice, both ...
Disability Rights UK workshop on Universal Credit and disabled students
13 September 2018 | News
... the implementation of Universal Credit and the impact on disabled students. The training is aimed at student money advisers but will be useful to anyone who supports disabled learners generally. Date: Wednesday 10th October ... by step calculation Update on transitional protection for disabled students Supporting disabled students affected ...
Disabled Peoples Organisations Forum reject new ‘tick box’ National Disability Strategy
29 July 2021 | News
The Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPO) Forum has issued a ... (ROFA), Equal Lives, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Disability Positive, Equality Together, ... and Rights (Hull& East Riding). The DPO Forum says: “Disabled people and our organisations across the country ...
Business Disability Forum warns about threats to disability rights post-Brexit
12 February 2018 | News
... be no effect on their ability to cater for the needs of disabled people. 39% of people believe there will be no ... 38% believe there will be no impact on employment rates of disabled people 47% believe Brexit will have no effect on the number of opportunities for disabled people 75% of business-owners believe Brexit will ...
Disability Rights welcomes proposals for new access law for disabled people
01 December 2015 | News
... Europe Relents" as the new EU Accessibility Act for disabled people is announced. THE FIRST EVER European binding law on access for disabled people, officially proposed today (Wednesday 2 ... because it will be one where the barriers preventing disabled people from participating are finally being lifted. ...
Half of people in poverty are disabled or live with a disabled person
10 August 2016 | News
... finds that almost half of people in poverty in the UK are disabled or live in a household with a disabled person. The New Policy Institute report - Disability and Poverty - says that disabled people are more likely than non-disabled people to ...
Disability Rights UK slams PM decision not to appoint a dedicated Disability Minister
14 December 2023 | News
Downing Street has announced that the Minister for Disabled People will no longer be a stand-alone role and ... will be appointed to take over from the former Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove, who was moved to another ... of disability minister to an existing role. At a time when Disabled people are experiencing deep poverty, and the ...
Hate crime guidance by Disability Rights UK, with the Office for Disability Issues, for disabled people on how to report hate crime or harassment
23 February 2012 | News
... launched a new guide on reporting hate crime experienced by disabled people. Maria Miller MP, the Minister for Disabled People spoke at the launch alongside Liz Sayce, the ... from the disability movement. Reports of hate crime against disabled people are growing and so are prosecutions, which ...